February2022

British employers expect to raise staff pay by the most in at least nine years but the 3% wage deals for workers would still be below fast-rising inflation, according to a survey published on Monday. With...

Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Monday it plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on March 24 where it will seek initial approval to hive off its devices business. The final vote to determine...

Oil prices on Monday hit their highest in more than seven years on fears that a possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia could trigger U.S. and European sanctions that would disrupt exports from the world’s top...

HSBC said on Monday it has appointed Luanne Lim as the chief executive officer of its Hong Kong business, its biggest market, as the Asia-focussed bank looks to expand its investment across the region. Lim was...

TV producer Beryl Vertue, whose company created the series Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock, has died aged 90. The media executive, who rose to the top of the industry after starting as a secretary, “passed away...

Tokyo stocks traded down more than two percent in early trade on Monday, as investors reduced risky bets after the White House warned of a possible imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index...

The United States suspended avocado imports from the western Mexican state of Michoacan after a US inspector received phone threats, Mexican authorities reported on Sunday. Michoacan Governor Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla on Sunday contacted the US embassy...

The Swiss were voting on whether to prohibit practically all tobacco product advertising and, separately, whether to prohibit all animal research. In-person voting on those and other matters began at 10:00 a.m. (0900 GMT) as part...

Despite tremendous hype ahead of the uncommon presentation, Elon Musk gave an update on SpaceX’s plans to create its interplanetary Starship rocket on Thursday night but stopped short of revealing a firm launch date for an...

A prolonged drought in central Portugal has revealed the remnants of a community that was completely drowned underwater nearly 70 years ago when a big reservoir was built. “I’ve never seen anything like that!” exclaims Carlos...